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Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition
Simple, healthy, and affordable ways to weather the rising price of food
Karen Collins, R.D., American Institute of Cancer Research
Grocery prices are projected to increase again in 2008 – that’s following 2007’s highest annual increase in 17 years. But surviving these tough economic times doesn’t have to mean sacrificing good nutrition. Some simple strategies can help you cut food costs and eat more healthfully, too.
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8 Ways to Connect with Your Teenager
By Sandra Magsamen
...Hug, sing, dance and tell your child you love them. Even if your teen acts as if they can't stand it, she promises you it's something they love and need. Use these other suggestions as ways to connect with your teenager...
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
It’s summer vacation, the weather’s great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn...
Make the most of your weekend
by Charlotte Latvala
• Too much free time can be just as nerve-racking as an overload of scheduled events
• If you run errands over the weekend, make them enjoyable with silly games
• Put your children to sleep at their weekday bedtime
• Have a sitter take the kids while you enjoy an afternoon alone in your own home
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It’s playtime! The best of big outdoor toys
Get active! These fun toys will appeal to both parents and kids this summer
by Stephanie Oppenheim - TODAYShow.com contributor
What was your family’s favorite summertime game? For my less-than-athletic family, it was badminton. While we probably weren’t very good at it, I can still hear the laughter and it remains one of those happy “every summer” childhood memories.
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This collection contains more than 2000 unique lesson plans which were written
and submitted by teachers from all over the United States and the world. These
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Links to over 40,000 online education resources
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Resource Collection
Links to over 3000 resources on a variety of educational issues. This collection
includes: Counseling, General Education, Education Levels, Education Management,
Education Technology, Evaluation, Family Life, etc.
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Question Archive
A collection of over 200 responses to popular questions on the practice, theory,
and research of education. These responses may include citations from the ERIC
database, Internet sites, discussion groups, and/or print resource information.
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NewsforParents.org
Debbie Glasser, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and past Chair of the
National Parenting Education Network. A nationally recognized authority on
parenting and child development, Dr. Glasser has been interviewed by numerous
magazines, newspapers, television and radio shows including Parenting, Redbook,
USA Today, South Florida Parenting, Child, CNN.com, San Antonio Express-News,
Balanced Living, San Jose Mercury News, Herald-Mail, The Copley News Service,
Digital Hour, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Parents, Baby Talk, Nick Jr. Magazine,
First for Women, Scholastic, and PBS Public Television. She also served as the
on-air parenting expert for Fox WSVN News, hosting Parent to Parent, a weekly
segment.
You're busy – but you want to be informed.
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NewsForParents.org, named "Best of the Web" by New York Public Library, is
the online destination for busy parents like you. Updated daily, we provide
clear, concise, jargon-free news and information related to children’s health,
development and education.
• What’s the latest research on helping kids cope
with bullies?
• Are cellular phones potentially harmful for
children?
• Is learning enhanced when kids can simultaneouly
see and hear new information?
• Do sleep-deprived women have longer labors?
• These are some of the questions answered on
NewsForParents.org.
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Ask Anything: 10 questions with self-defense expert Kathy Olevsky
What is your advice for the best self-defense tactic if someone enters your home threatening harm while you are at home with your children?
Should you always run when an attacker has a gun?
I want to know the difference between Tae Kwon Do and Karate. What are the benefits to both? What should I look for when researching where to enroll my kids?
With self-defense, such as a home burglar or a home invasion, what is legally defined as self-defense in this case and not assault?
I heard about a pepper spray that would shoot 15-20 feet that was recommended for women to keep in their home (i.e. rather than a gun). What do you recommend and where do I buy it? Thanks!
... Kathy Olevsky, self-defense expert, answers questions about self-defence.
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Bullying
Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is
weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting, name calling,
teasing or taunting. Sometimes it is indirect, such as spreading rumors or
trying to make others reject someone.
Often people dismiss bullying among kids as a normal part of growing up. But
bullying is harmful. It can lead children and teenagers to feel tense and
afraid. It may lead them to avoid school. In severe cases, teens who are bullied
may feel they need to take drastic measures or react violently. Others even
consider suicide. For some, the effects of bullying last a lifetime.
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Great research and advice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FAMILY Home
Learn the difference between healthy and unhealthy activities and practice
making decisions, solving problems, and following rules. The topic areas below
are designed to help parents and caregivers teach preschoolers how to make
positive, healthy choices
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GOOD TALKING, GOOD LISTENING
Effective communication with children is essential for maintaining a happy and
smoothly run family life. The articles below include active listening activities
for both parents and children and will help families hone their communication
skills. Parent-child communication is one of the most important protective
factors against risky behavior in children.
Communications activities:
Conversation Starters
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TIME WITH YOUR KIDS
Parent involvement is fundamental for children's mental health and well-being.
The family activities suggested in this section are designed to help you spend,
with ease, enough quality family time during your day to ensure that you're
involved in every aspect of your preschooler's life. Even the most ordinary
events can turn into opportunities for bonding, communicating, and learning!
Play Day in the Park (Easy Reader for 3- to 4-year-olds) -
encourages children to play outside and exercise and discover the world around
them. Use this oversized, colorful book to engage young children in reading and
counting, problem-solving, and making healthy decisions.
Look What I Can Do! (Easy Reader for 5- to 6-year-olds) -
encourages children to play outside and exercise, eat healthy meals and snacks,
and discover the world around them. Activities throughout the book let children
show all of the things that they can do, too! Use this oversized, colorful book
to engage young children in reading, problem-solving, and making healthy
decisions.
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LIVING WITH RULES
Positive reinforcement is one of the best ways to encourage positive child
behavior and enforce family rules. The articles in this section help parents
learn how to make clear rules and enforce them with consistency and appropriate
consequences.
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WALK THE WALK
Young children need positive role models in their lives so that they grow up
making healthy decisions. The articles below can help parents recognize and
practice positive role modeling to instill and encourage healthy child behavior.
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KIDS WITH KIDS
Making friends is an important part of childhood. But, first, children have to
learn how to choose friends wisely. Parents can help young children learn how to
make friends by teaching them concepts such as sharing, compassion, and conflict
resolution and how to choose good friends and resist negative influences. The
articles below offer parenting tips on teaching social skills.
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SHOW AND TELL
Parent involvement in their child’s activities and interests can have a positive
impact on child behavior and health. The articles below offer suggestions and
parenting advice on keeping track of the life events that could affect a child’s
mental health and well-being.
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Guide for Parents
Family Guide:
Building Blocks for a Healthy Future is here to support parents set aside time
to share with your children. Talk and play with them, and learn about them. Let
them know you love them. Be involved now and you and your children will find it
easier to talk about alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs as they get older.
Studies have found that parents who talk to their children about alcohol,
tobacco, and drugs help them avoid substance abuse.
This Building Blocks for a Healthy Future Guide is designed for parents and
caregivers of children ages 3 to 6. It is organized around six main topics to
help you help your child learn how to make positive, healthy choices.
• Good talking, good listening:
Establish and maintain good communication with your child. ;
• Time with your kids: Get
involved and stay involved in your child’s life. ;
• Living with rules: Make clear
rules and enforce them with consistency and appropriate consequences. ;
• Walk the walk: Be a positive
role model. ;
• Kids with kids: Teach your
child to choose friends wisely. ;
• Show and tell: Monitor your
child’s activities.
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Activity Book
Games, puzzles, and fun, plus information to help promote a healthy lifestyle
and positive self-image for children ages 3 to 6. All they will need are
pencils, markers or crayons, and scissors. Their imaginations will do the rest.
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Know Kit Cards
The Building Blocks Know Kit Cards provide discussion topics that are excellent
tools for parents and caregivers to use as they talk to children about their
world, body, and mind. Age-appropriate questions help children expand their
thinking and practice making their own decisions. The cards also offer
suggestions for activities related to the questions.
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9 Cash-Saving Tips That Pay Big Bucks
complaintsboard.com
The expression "a penny saved is a penny earned" doesn't cut it these days. But saving a few dollars here and there can add up...
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Try out these Thanksgiving recipes... from tasteofhome
Short-term Payday Loans
econ4u.org
...Which are more expensive, late fees or short-term loans?...
A short-term payday loan can be a better option than overdraft fees, reconnect fees, late payment fees or a damaged credit rating when
the loan is repaid promptly. However, these loans are not suited for longer repayment periods...
Being realistic about budgeting can help avoid the need for short-term borrowing.
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Suze Orman's Recession Rescue Plan - helps you survive in times of financial crisis
OPRAH.com
Do you know what your family would do if you lost your job - or worse, your home? Financial expert Suze Orman is ready to help you
devise a recession rescue plan to survive - and possibly thrive - during this deepening financial crisis...
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Could fat babies mean fat toddlers?
A new study from Harvard Medical School found that babies who gained weight quickly had a sharply higher risk of obesity. The study
followed close to 600 babies and found those in the top quarter of weight for their length at 6 months had a 40 percent higher risk of
obesity by age 3 than smaller babies.
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The 10-Ingredient Shopping Trip
By Tara Parker-Pope and Mark Bittman
... In his latest “How to Cook Everything” segment on the Today Show, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman makes it
surprisingly easy to cook a week’s worth of dinners with just a 10-ingredient shopping trip.
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Finding last-minute tuition money
There's still time to find funds for this semester's college tuition. But you'll have to move quickly.
By Gerri Willis
It's only a couple of weeks or even days until school begins. And if you don't think you'll be able to get a handle on your college
tuition bill, here with your guide to last minute money.
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Your Just-in-Case Emergency Plan
by RealSimple
Who do you call if you can't make it home in time to meet the kids' bus? Who do
you trust to take in your mail when you're on vacation? Who do you trust with
the extra set of keys to your house?
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How to save $10,000 in 2009
By Liz Pulliam Weston
If you were hoping for a list of small tweaks you could make in your spending to save $10,000 a year, sorry. The reality is that
$10,000 is a lot of money. And saving big money usually means making big changes in the areas where we spend the most, such as:
Housing, Transportation, Food.
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The Super, Sexy, Single Mom on a Budget
by Renee Rayles
A quick reference guide designed for the busy, single mom who has
little time to read while running the mom taxi, cooking dinner, helping with homework, and trying to fit in a date night every now and
then.
32 and Counting? Finding Your Happily Ever After Today
by Gi Gi
The author talks about the struggles a single mom goes through and the discovery that you can have HEAT (Happily Ever After Today) just
as you are, being single, taking care of your kids...
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Single Mothers &
Male Role-Models / Mentors
Single mothers carry an enormous load of responsibility, especially those having sole and/or primary custody of minor children. They
nourish, they nurture, they teach, they discipline, they shelter, they protect, and they provide… all without the assistance of another
equally-invested adult.
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Your 5-minute guide to protecting your identity
20 steps to protect yourself from identity theft, and seven ways to clean up things if you become a victim.
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TheOnlineMom.com offers parents and consumers a guide to the top-rated, age-appropriate, kid-tested and parent-approved tech toys and gifts.
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What they play: Kids and video games
Parents, are you left in the dark? Arm yourself with these three tips
by John Davison, WhatTheyPlay.com
Call it a generation gap or a digital divide, if you're a parent who is a little clueless about what video games are appropriate for your child, you are not alone. John Davison, one of the founders of What They Play, offers tips that help take the mystery out of the video games your children are playing.
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How to answer six of kids' toughest questions
When kids stump you with one of these six questions, you can rely on these answers.
Questions, such as: Why didn't I get invited to that party? Where do people go when they die? How do thunder and lightning work? Where do rainbows come from? Why do we have to move?...
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Is it harder to raise boys or girls?
by Paula Spencer
• Boys may not listen as well as girls because their hearing isn't as good from birth
• Girls are rigged to be people-oriented, while boys are more action-oriented
• Girls tend to grow up less confident and more insecure than boys
• Boys are harder to raise early on, but girls become more difficult as preteens
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My Story as a Single Mom
by Gail Showalter
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Author Gail Showalter is looking for stories from single mothers to use as examples in a book that will reveal how personalities affect the different ways we handle difficulties. This submission should tell of a situation that you found yourself in as a single mother. It should tell what you did and relate that to your own personality and temperament. In other words, why you did what you did when another person of a different temperament probably would have done it entirely differently given the same circumstances. To find out more about the submission, CLICK HERE.
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